André Ribeiro da Cunha Pereira () (January 18, 1966 – May 22, 2021) was a Brazilian racing driver who raced in CART from 1995 through 1998, where he claimed three wins.
Career Ribeiro started his career in karting and he finished second in the Paulista Kart Championship, Brazil's national karting championship, for three consecutive years between 1986 and 1988. In 1989, he moved to compete in Formula Ford finishing third in his debut season in Brazil's national Formula Three Championship. In 1990, he moved to Formula Opel where he competed for Team Lotus Nederland. In 1991, he moved to British Formula 3 where he drove first for Paul Stewart Racing and then Fortec Motorsport. In 1994, he drove in Indy Lights for Tasman Motorsports finishing second in his debut 1994 season where he won four races.
Ribeiro remained with Tasman Motorsports when he moved to CART in 1995 and would remain with them until 1997. He finished 18th at the 1995 Indianapolis 500, and got a win at New Hampshire.André Ribeiro biography . In 1996, he won two oval races at his homeland Jacarepaguá and at the Michigan summer race, and finished fourth at the U.S. 500. Ribeiro ranked fourth in points. In 1997, he scored a third place finish at Toronto and a fourth place at Laguna Seca. For the 1998 season, Ribeiro remained in CART but moved to Team Penske, where he scored just 13 points with no top-fives. He retired at the end of the 1998 season.
Ribeiro received an offer to work with Roger Penske in South America, with United Auto, running over 15 car dealerships in São Paulo.UAB Motors He also promoted the Brazilian Formula Renault and Renault Clio Cup together with Pedro Paulo Diniz.
Ribeiro died on 22 May 2021, aged 55, from colorectal cancer.
Racing record American open–wheel racing results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Indy Lights Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points 1994 Tasman MotorsportsPHX4LBH20MIL17DET4POR1CLE5TOR2MDO1NHA2VAN1NAZ2LS12nd170
CART Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rank Points Ref 1995 Tasman Motorsports Reynard 95i Honda HRX V8tMIA21SRF23PHX26LBH12NZR1117th38 Honda HRH V8tINDY18MIL25DET18POR14ROA4TOR13CLE27MIS21MDO27NHA1VAN23LS26 1996 Tasman Motorsports Lola T96/00 Honda HRH V8tMIA16RIO1SRF8LBH27NZR125004MIL8DET24POR7CLE20TOR21MIS1MDO8ROA19VAN21LS1911th76 1997 Tasman Motorsports Lola T97/00 Honda HRR V8tMIA12SRF6LBH14NZR26RIO15STL10MIL26DET25POR1314th45 Reynard 97iCLE14TOR3MIS23MDO10ROA22VAN10LS4FON17 1998 Penske Racing Penske PC-27 MIA17MOT9LBH22NZRDNQRIO22STL20MIL18DET16POR15CLE22TOR23MIS28MDO10ROA25VAN7LS14HOU17SRF13FON2822nd13
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